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ry semi-permanen years have been LA 94-250 we reference to Las Vegas each year. Needless to S@Y> it is 4 fabulous amount. For example, the reservations agent for the Riviera Hotel was found in possession of records indicating collect: ons over Aan approximate two-year period of an amount in excess of a million dollars. It is noted that Beverly Hills and Palm Springs have become the relaxation spots for the top gamblers and hotel executives from Las Vegas and Nevada when Shey want to get away from the tinsel of their own town. . Local authorities in both those cities are remarkably amenable to allowing these . people the free run of these communities because of their wealth and spending habits. ‘ , Numerous prominent 4ndividuais in the Nevada Gambling inaustry reside in both of these cities either on & permanent + basi Among these duriag anol: everal Through various combinations and associations of members of the group mentioned above, & great many of the major Las Vegas anda some of the Reno hotels are owned or controlled insofar 4s stockhoiders of record are concerned. This 4s, of course, indicative of the fact that some of these men have been or are acting as fronts for certain unnamed and undisclosed owners in these hotels and casinos. ; The. fact that these men can meet either at Paim Springs or in Beverly Hillis in relative privacy gives them both the time and opportunity to plan further moves, move funds, work out financial and real estate plans with their attorneys and tax advisors, and arrange to have others come forward as financial packers and 4nvestors in projects which have attracted their interest. for the moment. -148-